Electric bikes, or e-bikes, are close substitutes for cars and two-wheelers because they cover longer distances with less effort. Thus, e-bikes will play a key role in shifting passenger and freight trips away from high-polluting private vehicles and generating fewer emissions if used at scale. While vehicle electrification has focused …
MUMBAI: By June 30, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) will augment its 3,900 strong fleet by 25%. This would mean not only less crowded buses but also introduction of newer routes and better connectivity. Of the total number of buses, 550 will be semi-low floor non-AC single deck …
Diesel-run vehicle owners seemed to be losing interest in converting engines into CNG (Compressed Natural Gas), which poses a major setback for some 138 conversion workshops in the country. The Tk 2,000 crore industry is now running under-utilised with eventual threat of becoming sick. The petrol-run vehicle owners, however, still …
While the rest of the city enjoys swanky rides on low-floor DTC buses and the Metro, people in bordering areas like Hiran Kudna, Tikri, Nizampur, Garhi Rithala and the Kirari part of North West Delhi Lok Sabha seats still commute aboard rickety DTC buses that run with irregular frequency. With …
AHMEDABAD: A bitter price war between Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL), governing body for BRTS, and bus manufacturers has left the project in a limbo. After the BRTS launch date was revised five times over the last one-and-a-half years, AJL now fears the May-end deadline may be further extended owing to …
A lingering dispute between the Sindh government and City District Government Karachi (CDGK) may put the long-awaited Rs 500 million Benazir Transit CNG buses project in doldrums. According to sources, the two governments led by two coalition partners, PPP and MQM-backed Haq Parast Panel, have long been at odds over …
A lingering dispute between the Sindh government and City District Government Karachi (CDGK) may put the long-awaited Rs 500 million Benazir Transit CNG buses project in doldrums. According to sources, the two governments led by two coalition partners, PPP and MQM-backed Haq Parast Panel, have long been at odds over …
MSRDC goes green, will roll out 250 CNG buses Roana Maria Costa I TNN Mumbai: In a bid to cut down on fuel expenditure and reduce air pollution, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will introduce 250 buses, which will run on compressed natural gas (CNG). These buses will …
The UP State Road Transport Corporation has rolled out four new air-conditioned low floor buses in Noida. The four buses hit the roads on Thursday with commuters all geared up for the cool ride. According to Sandeep Narang, a commuter, "It is a good service. We were waiting for the …
The use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in the transport sector has not only reduced carbon emission but also is saving over $800 million worth of petroleum import annually, Petrobangla sources say. However, rapid expansion of CNG delivery network in the last few years has significantly contributed to instability of …
While the federal government has asked Hydro-Carbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP) for PC-1 of the public CNG filling stations to be set up in the city, the private sector is also keen to supply CNG for the proposed 500 CNG buses at discount rate. As the Rs 500 million …
Rs 500 million CNG Bus project is likely to halt, as the Ministry of Environment is unnecessarily delaying the transfer of funds to Karachi Mass Transit Cell (KMTC), an operator of the proposed 500 buses. According to reliable sources, as the federal government has not allocated further fund for the …
NEW DELHI: A low-floor DTC bus caught fire at a roundabout near Lohia Hospital here on Monday night. Some passengers sustained minor injuries while trying to escape. The bus plying on route RL 77 -- from Manglapuri to New Delhi railway station -- was negotiating the roundabout when some passengers …
A major tragedy was averted this evening when a DTC low floor bus caught fire and passengers got off by breaking the window glasses near Ram Manohar Hospital on Mandir Marg in central Delhi. According to information, the incident took place around 7.20 pm today on the bus number RL77 …
Purulia The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) has started Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) bus service with luggage cabinet from airport to Pune railway station and Deccan. From Airport to Pune station, the fare will be Rs 25 and to Deccan Rs 40, said a press release issued by the …
New Delhi: The Delhi Government on Wednesday confirmed placing orders for 2,500 buses for the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for the upcoming 2010 Games before a High Court bench.
Mumbai: With the introduction of swanky CNG air-conditioned King Long buses, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has decided to convert 50 old air-conditioned (AC) buses to non-AC. Early this week, the city
